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Lotus is putting the final touches on the Emeya, as the all-electric sedan was just spied testing outside the Nurburgring in Germany. The car wears its production body, though the camouflage will be peeled away in a few hours, as the official unveiling was scheduled for later today (September 7, 2023).
Featuring a sloping roofline and flush-mounted door handles, as well as muscular arches, sporty side skirts, and, on the tester, large Y-spoke alloys, the Lotus Emeya has a sporty nose. The face features double LED DRLs positioned above the main clusters sitting in the bumper, has a large central air intake, an integrated apron, and a rather sizeable (for an EV) grille. We can also see some door sensors, cameras instead of the traditional mirrors with small screens on the inside, and beefy brakes with large cross-drilled discs behind the wheels.
The back-end design is defined by the thin taillights, though rather surprisingly, this prototype didn't feature them. The bumper and diffuser are likely the ones that will reach production, and the same goes for the interior, which was kind enough to reveal its oddly-shaped steering wheel, a large center console with a minimalist gear shifter, tablet-like infotainment system, and thin digital instrument cluster. We can see that the dashboard has a double-layer styling, and it likely hides a third display under the cover on the passenger's side.
Does this design look familiar? It is because it's identical to the one of the Lotus Eletre. It is likely that it will feature the same powertrain as its high-riding sibling, which uses a dual-motor setup generating a combined 603 hp (612 ps/450 kW). Fed by a 112 kWh battery pack, the motors produce 524 lb-ft (710 Nm) of torque, allowing the Eletre to hit 62 mph (100 kph) in four and a half seconds. Given the lighter construction, the Emeya will be quicker. And it is understood to be topped by a new variant that's expected to boast over 900 horsepower, dropping the sprint time to under three seconds.
Taking on the likes of the Audi e-tron GT, Tesla Model S, Porsche Taycan, and BMW i5, the Lotus Emeya is just a few hours from being officially unveiled. Production will commence soon, and it won’t be built in the United Kingdom but in China. Is that another thing that sounds familiar? Then you remember that the Eletre zero-emission crossover also comes to life in the People's Republic. The high-rider is manufactured at the Hubei facility in Wuhan. This is the first Lotus product to be made in China, and the Emeya will be the second model to be assembled there. All the juicy details will be released soon, so stay tuned to find out everything about it.
The back-end design is defined by the thin taillights, though rather surprisingly, this prototype didn't feature them. The bumper and diffuser are likely the ones that will reach production, and the same goes for the interior, which was kind enough to reveal its oddly-shaped steering wheel, a large center console with a minimalist gear shifter, tablet-like infotainment system, and thin digital instrument cluster. We can see that the dashboard has a double-layer styling, and it likely hides a third display under the cover on the passenger's side.
Does this design look familiar? It is because it's identical to the one of the Lotus Eletre. It is likely that it will feature the same powertrain as its high-riding sibling, which uses a dual-motor setup generating a combined 603 hp (612 ps/450 kW). Fed by a 112 kWh battery pack, the motors produce 524 lb-ft (710 Nm) of torque, allowing the Eletre to hit 62 mph (100 kph) in four and a half seconds. Given the lighter construction, the Emeya will be quicker. And it is understood to be topped by a new variant that's expected to boast over 900 horsepower, dropping the sprint time to under three seconds.
Taking on the likes of the Audi e-tron GT, Tesla Model S, Porsche Taycan, and BMW i5, the Lotus Emeya is just a few hours from being officially unveiled. Production will commence soon, and it won’t be built in the United Kingdom but in China. Is that another thing that sounds familiar? Then you remember that the Eletre zero-emission crossover also comes to life in the People's Republic. The high-rider is manufactured at the Hubei facility in Wuhan. This is the first Lotus product to be made in China, and the Emeya will be the second model to be assembled there. All the juicy details will be released soon, so stay tuned to find out everything about it.
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